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Honor Magic 6 Pro vs Asus ROG Phone 8

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Honor Magic 6 Pro
VS
81 out 100
Asus ROG Phone 8
Honor Magic 6 Pro
Asus ROG Phone 8

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 6 Pro Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Asus ROG Phone 8, Manufactured in January, 2024 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 6 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5600mAh vs 5500mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Asus ROG Phone 8
  • Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 16/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 6 Pro and Asus ROG Phone 8
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor Magic 6 Pro
vs
Asus ROG Phone 8

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1280x2800 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 388 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 1600 nits 2500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 92.2 % 88.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
1567 nits
Asus ROG Phone 8
n/a
sRGB gamut99.7 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)360 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor Magic 6 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.5 mm (6.4 in) 163.8 mm (6.45 in)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 76.8 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 225 g (7.94 oz) 225 g (7.94 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Purple		 - Black
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 6 Pro
92.2 %
Asus ROG Phone 8
88.2 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 6 Pro and Asus ROG Phone 8 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
2218
Asus ROG Phone 8
2265
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
6749
Asus ROG Phone 8
7398
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22182265
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)67497398
Geekbench Compute (GPU)13918n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 6 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 6 Pro
2032271
Asus ROG Phone 8
2137672
CPU447310453834
GPU885851889510
Memory392240418137
UX306870376191
NanoReview Score20322712137672
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor Magic 6 Pro
n/a
Asus ROG Phone 8
18451
Stabilityn/a75 %
Graphics Testn/a110 fps
Graphics Scoren/a18451
Sources: 3DMark [Asus ROG Phone 8]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor Magic 6 Pro
n/a
Asus ROG Phone 8
21662
Writing scoren/a25554
Web scoren/a23122
Video editingn/a9016
Data manipulationn/a19250
NanoReview Scoren/a21662

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 14
OS Size 26 GB n/a
UI Skin MagicOS 9 ROG UI

Battery

Volume 5600 mAh 5500 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 65 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (66 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (47% in 15 min) Yes (50% in 20 min)
Full Charge Time 0:44 h 0:39 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic 6 Pro
28:35
Asus ROG Phone 8
n/a
Web Browsing12:44 hn/a
Video Playback18:35 hn/a
Games06:20 hn/a
Standby Mode122 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 120 fps (2160p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 180 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 32 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 2.0f/1.9
Focal length27 mm238 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50HSony IMX890
Sensor size1/1.31/1.56
Pixel size1.2 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix180 MP32 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.4
Focal length68 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KHP3n/a
Sensor size1/1.491/3.2
Pixel size0.56 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50Dn/a
Sensor size1/2.881/3.2
Pixel size0.61 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
160
Asus ROG Phone 8
n/a
Video quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
150
Asus ROG Phone 8
n/a
Overall camera score
Honor Magic 6 Pro
158
Asus ROG Phone 8
n/a
Bokeh85n/a
Preview83n/a
Zoom160n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Honor Magic 6 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Focal length 22 mm 22 mm
Sensor Sony IMX816 n/a
Sensor size 1/2.51 1/3.2
Pixel size 0.6 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus n/a
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
149
Asus ROG Phone 8
n/a
Video quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
155
Asus ROG Phone 8
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 Yes DP 1.4
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHz
3G BandsHSDPA 800/850/900/1700(AWS)/1900/2100WCDMA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100MHz
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66)
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor Magic 6 Pro
87.7 dB
Asus ROG Phone 8
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr January, 2024 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr January, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 800 1099
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W Yes 65 W

Note

Honor Magic 6 Pro:

The rear cover is available in eco-leather, which adds 4 grams to the smartphone's weight.

Asus ROG Phone 8:

Support for NTFS is available for external storage devices.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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